Annette Fashing, 88, of Sturgeon died March 14, 2025, surrounded by family and loved ones.
Visitation will be Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 5-7 p.m. at Fenton-Kendrick Funeral Home in Centralia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, March 20, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Centralia. Graveside services will be later for immediate family.
Annette was a music minister at Holy Spirit Catholic church and a reading teacher for grade school students and combined the two by bringing her guitar to school and putting the reading lessons to song. Annette is responsible for thousands of students being able to read from her calling to teach for decades in Chicago and at Chance Elementary School in Centralia.
Annette’s first love was praising God in song. This love of music helped her energize students to participate and inspired children to read. She also mentored many to play piano and organ and to become music ministers in various churches.
Annette and Ed were married for 63 years. They moved from Chicago when they purchased their Missouri farm in 1973. Annette used her biology degree from Mundelein to improve the genetics of their Simmental herd.
Annette is survived by her five children, Anita (Jerry), Mary (Tony), Edward (Karen), James (Charla), John (Daphne) and twelve grandchildren, Christine, Julie, Bryan, Elissa, Samantha, Kaleb, Rachel, Emma, Chase, Dustin, Jacob and Jordan. Annette has thirteen great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She is also survived by her younger sister, Ardie.
Annette was preceded in death by her husband, Edward, sister, Alane and parents Alvin and Gertrude. Memorial donations are suggested to the music program at Holy Spirit Catholic Church and may be sent in care of Fenton-Kendrick Funeral Home, 104 S. Collier St. Centralia, MO 65240.
